Biology:Agathiceras applanatum
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Short description: Extinct species of mollusc
| Agathiceras applanatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Family: | †Agathiceratidae |
| Genus: | †Agathiceras |
| Species: | †A. applanatum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Agathiceras applanatum Teichert 1944
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Agathiceras applanatum is a species of Agathiceras, named by Teichert in 1944.[1]
The mollusc was a fast moving nektonic carnivore and had an average shell width of 8.5 mm and shell diameter of 18.8 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ C. Teichert. 1944. Two new ammonoids from the Permian of Western Australia. Journal of Paleontology 18(1):83-89
- ↑ "Agathiceras applanatum". Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=184308.
Wikidata ☰ Q17151832 entry
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